If you've been looking for a new job for 12 months, you could feel that you've exhausted all the job opportunities around you, especially in the current climate where redundancies are being made and many companies aren't recruiting.
In this situation, consider re-visiting earlier applications and contacts. If people stay in a job for five years, then one in 10 people will have moved job in the last six months.
Jobs that were full 12 months ago could now be available. Or the person in a position to recruit you could have changed.
Large companies often downsize in a downturn, but smaller and medium sized companies often recruit proportionately more in a recession.
